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...Avoid the dot-coms, avoid the easy route of investment banks," Scheck told the half-full Ames Courtroom. "You're going to do a lot better by going out and looking at these cases...
...young African immigrant; 19 hit their mark. Prosecutors brought six alternative charges against each of the cops; none of them stuck--neither of the counts of murder, nor the two of manslaughter; not homicide, not reckless endangerment. On Friday, as TV cameras recorded the verdict in an Albany, N.Y., courtroom, the only words that registered were "not guilty," drummed out again and again, 24 times by the time the last defendant was fully cleared. About 140 miles to the south, in New York City, where the killing took place, where it was deemed too explosive to hold a trial...
...courtroom, as the first "not guilty" sounded, the dead man's mother had allowed herself a measure of despair. Her shoulders slumped; her bearing, which had been formidable in the face of four weeks of graphic testimony, finally gave way. As the 24th verdict was uttered, she clutched her brother's hand. Then, with the court adjourned, Kadiatou Diallo walked out, tears streaming down her face, refusing to make eye contact with the four defendants and their families, who were giving themselves up to elation, hugging and making the sign of the cross. The Muslim woman, her ex-husband beside...
...medication carries legal risks. First of all, it's the defendant's state of mind when the crime was committed that matters, not his condition on the stand. The defense is counting on the legally irrelevant but nonetheless widely recognized impact of their client's demeanor in the courtroom. But if the jury feels that Goldstein is acting crazy for their benefit, as the prosecution is sure to assert, the whole ordeal may be for nought. Second, there's no telling what will happen if Goldstein testifies. "The danger of bringing a witness to the stand is that the advantages...
...Next Best Thing is a good and amusing but far from great movie. Although the movie plods a little bit in the courtroom scenes, the interactions between Madonna and Everett are entertaining. Especially in the drunken dance sequence, when Robert and Abbie frolic about the house of one of Robert's employers in the graceful style of Astaire and Rogers, one cannot help but get a sense of voyeurism. Because their on screen and off screen personas are so similar, it is often difficult to see when the movie begins, and where reality settles in the picture...